Ice fishing tilt



June 3, 1952 w, FRED 2,598,778

ICE FISHING TILTS Filed April 19, 1950 jr z/encar WHLTEI? FRED PatentedJune 3, 1952 IGEiFISHING" TILT Walter Fred, Worcester. Mass;A'pplication April-lil, 1950, Serial No; 156,885"

3 Claimsi l The invention relates to. 1 signal. devices: usedwheninshing'through:the-ice.

One-F010;] ect of ."the I invention: ;isx-to:i.providex a simple;sturdy;inexpensive;' and' easily J packed fishingrdevice.-

Another object for. the invention is to provide afishingdevicewhich'give's a signal wheniatfish has taken tlie bait.

Another object of the-inventionris .to :provide'; a fishing. device"which gives. a. further. visible signal indicatingtthat the fiShfiSrunning :away with the bait;

Aafurther fobject of :the inventioniisrto provide a" fishing device:whi'ch; giv'es.=.:.one visible. signal whenzthefis'h initially "takestheibait, and azfur. therfvisiblei signak lto'i indicate that theii-lsh: is running avith tthe bait:

A-sti'lkfurtherziobjecti of" the. invention'zis to providera fishingdevice whichcgivesone visibleisignal in...which '."a' flag goesa: upiiwhenrthe. :T-fiSh .iinitiallyl takes the bait and-1asfurtherfvisibleiisignal by wavingf'of ftheaflag to indicate that the fish isrunning with the bait. Other objects will be apparent from the foregoingdisclosure.

This invention accordingly consists-in the features of construction,combination of elements,- and arrangements of .partsas willbeexemplified in the structure to be hereinafter described, and the scopeof the application of which will" be indicated in I the following Iclaims- In the-accompanyingdrawings, in whichis shown oneof'var-iouspossible embodiments of the mechanical features of theinvention,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the signal device with the signal flagreleased;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the signal device in a folded condition;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the folded signal device;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary plan view of the signal device;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the signal device in latchedposition;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 66 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 1-1 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 8 is a modification of a part of the signal device.

As shown in Fig. 1 the invention comprises a vertically arranged member5 to which is pivotally mounted a supporting member 6 by a screw I, onwhich is pivotally mounted another cross member 8 by a screw 9, whichsupports the vertical member 5 as it depends through the ice. Themembers 6 and 8 cross one another and serve 2. as :a supportfor the:tilt,as shownsin' Figs- 1 and Fig; 4, and fold into the position shownin-1'Fi'gi2 and .Fig. 3' when thedeviceis not intuse;

Referring to Fig. 1 andFig. fithemember't carries a shaft I Iwhich'is'slidably mountedwith in a tube I2between which is acle'arance"'filled with grease I3 toprevent the shaft I I from'freezing.At its'lower end the'shaft II has an'outwardly bent. portion I4 which isinserted Lill' a cam or eccentric'groove I5 ina reel lfi rotatablymounted on 'a stud H which is connected-'to'the memberfi. At itsupperend; shaft II hasanother bent portion 20 as showniin'Fig; 2and'F-ig: 4 which passes through holesina U-shapedrportion 220i a lever2|. This prevents the shaftv I I from rotating in the tube I2 and the.outwardly: bent portion It in the cam or eccentric "groove -I 5*in reelIS.

The lever 2| is pivotallymounted intermediate its ends on the upper endof themember 5 by'a screw23.v The other endof lever v2| has anotherU-shaped portion 24 inwhich isslidably mounted a spring strip 25 which.has v.a' flag 29 "fastened to its upper end byia'clip 30. A bentoutportion 28 at its lower ends acts tobind the springistrip 25 in itsextreme upward position in the U-shaped portion 24 as shown'inFig. 1andJFig. 5.'

Referring to Figs; 1,2,4, and5 the spring strip 25 has a hole 32 in itsupper end by which. it is held in'the position25a by'a screw-hoostlwhich may be inserted through said hole; said screw being secured .tothemember 5. When not in use the spring strip 25 is placed in the position25b.

Referring to Fig. 6 and Fig. '7 the reel I6 has two flanges 33 whichguide the fishing line while it is being wound about the hub 35. Nearits center, but not concentric with its center of rotation, is a cam oreccentric groove I5 or track cam as it is sometimes called, into whichthe portion I4 of the shaft II is inserted.

It can be clearly seen that this arrangement causes the shaft II tooscillate vertically as the reel is rotated about the stud II. Also byplacing the cam or eccentric groove I5 as near the center as possibleand making the hub 35 as large.

as possible and concentric with the stud I'I will act as a lever, sothat the slightest tug on the line will rotate the reel and oscillatethe shaft I I vertically thereby releasing and waving of the springstrip 5 to which is fastened the flag 29.

Referring to Fig. 8 which is a modification of the reel I6, has a cam oreccentric flange 3-6 instead of a groove I5. This also causes the shaftI I to be oscillated vertically when the reel is rotated about the studl I. A spring 31 is mounted between the portion 14 of the shaft H andthe tube l2 to keep the portion [4 of the shaft II in contact at alltimes with the cam or eccentric flange 36. The cam or eccentric flangecauses the shaft II to move upward and the spring moves it in theopposite direction as the reel is rotated.

The operation of the improved fishing device will be readily apparentfrom the foregoing disclosure.

With the device set up as shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 5 with the springstrip hooked as shown by the position 25a, a pull on the line causes thereel to rotate and the shaft H to be moved downward by the cam oreccentric groove I5. This in turn pulls down on the lever 2| causing itto take the position 2! a which releases the spring strip 25 by forcingit 01? the hook 3| as the lever 2| is moved downward. This gives thefirst visible signal that a fish has initially taken the bait. If thefish runs with the bait, a second visible signal is given by the wavingof the flag 29 attached to the spring strip 25 as long as the reel iskept rotating by the pull of the fish on the line which is attached tothe hub 35 of the reel I6.

It will thus be seen there has been provided by this invention apparatusin which the various objects hereinabove set forth together with manythoroughly practical advantages successfully achieved. As many possibleembodiments may be made of the above invention and as many changes mightbe made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood thatall matters hereinbefore set forth .or shown in the accompanyingdrawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limitingsense.

I claim:

1. In a fishing tilt, an upright support, a rocker arm pivotallysupported adjacent to the upper end of said support, a fiat spring oneend of which is supported intermediate its ends on one end of saidrocker arm, a signal fiag on said spring adjacent to the free endthereof, means including a pin on said support to latch the flag end ofsaid spring in a bowed position, said rocker arm serving when oscillatedto release the spring from the pin, a fish line reel rotatably supportedadjacent to the lower end of said support,

. and means including a reciprocable shaft between the other end of saidarm and the reel 1 whereby rotation of said reel serves initially to 4release said spring so that the flag goes up and thereafter to wave saidflag in a vertical plane.

2. In a fishing tilt, an upright support, a rocker arm pivotallysupported intermediate its ends adjacent to the upper end of saidsupport, a flat spring having one end supported on one end of saidrocker arm, a signal fiag on said spring adjacent to the free endthereof, a hook on said support to latch the flag end of said spring ina bowed position, a fish line reel rotatably supported adjacent to thelower end of said support, a slidably mounted rod on said support,pivotal connections between the upper end of said rod and the rockerarm, and means including a cam on said reel to reciprocate said rod soas to oscillate said arm, the initial rocking of said arm serving torelease said spring so that the tension of the spring swings the flag toa substantially vertical position and continued oscillation of therocker arm serves to wave said spring and flag-in a substantiallyvertical plane.

3. In a fishing tilt, an upright support, a rocker arm pivotallysupported intermediate its ends ,adjacent to the upper end of saidsupport, a fiat spring one end of which is connected to one end of saidrocker arm, a signal flag on the spring adjacent to the free endthereof, a hook on said support to latch the flag end of said spring ina bowed position, said rocker arm serving when oscillated to release thespring from said hook, a fish line reel rotatably supported adjacent tothe lower end of said support, a vertically arranged tube on saidsupport, a rod slidably mounted in said tube, a pivotal connectionbetween the upper end of said rod and the other end of the rocker arm,and operative connections between said reel and rod which is arranged sothat rotation of said reel serves to reciprocate said rod and thereby tooscillate said arm, to release said fiag and to wave said spring andflag in a substantially vertical plane.

WALTER FRED.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,089,097 Millett Aug. 3, 19372,502,231 Oberg Mar. 28, 1950 2,518,517 Baulski Aug. 15, 1950

